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Here’；s a note from Mary Antonia Young， a blog reader and BERNINA fan：

Attached are photos of my finished tipi， made of medium-weight duck canvas fabric purchased from JoAnn’；s with a coupon! I sewed my entire tipi using my BERNINA 830. It was a pleasure to use my workhorse of a sewing machine to do this job. As you can see there was plenty of yardage to wrangle and my BERNINA took care of it without complaint. I oiled it after the first day of sewingburlap pillow cover diy， according to BERNINA’；s manual instructions. I chose an extra strong sewing needle size 16/100 and that one needle did the whole job without breaking or bending. I decided that polyester hand-quilting thread was the best choice after I tested all the quilting thread for breakage (by tugging on the thread with my bare hands). I just want to express what a pleasure any sewing job is on my BERNINA and I had lots of confidence in my BERNINA’；s performance even before attempting my 14 foot diameter tip.

I took the tipi to Oregon and slept inside for one week. You can see in the photos the overcast sky as the tipi was set up. The rain poured the first night and I stayed cozy and dry inside， thanks to those strong “；blue jean”； seams that were so easy to sew on my BERNINA 830. So now I have a fine house to camp in and play in， thanks to your marvelous sewing machine!

Even with a beautiful foundation for a room, your space needs that extra special something to take it from pretty to something personal and like home. We think art lends gives a room that magical quality, especially when you add small pieces in unexpected places. That’s why we’re so excited to introduce our latest art collection, our petite wall gallery collection. These pieces are meant to be mixed, matched, and layered into a room to create a unique space that’s just for you. Here are our favorite ways to work them into your home.

First of all, our home is anything but perfect, just ask anyone who stops by. It’s often chaotic, filled with three little girls, my husband Chris, our dog Dusty, my random projects and myself. I am frequently asked “how do you stay organized?” Well, in so many ways. I have shared about it from room to room, but thought I’d share it all here today. And, let’s be honest, it didn’t hurt to be pregnant twice in the last two years either! Here are my home organization tips that can be done in a few minutes or a nap time.Where to start? Mudroom? I need to take updated photos of this space to show you how it’s used, but it varies from season to season, which is what makes it work so well. In the Spring/Summer, you’ll find the baskets filled with baseball hats, sunscreen and bonnets. In Fall/Winter they’re filled with hats & gloves. This serves as our main coat closet. Having a landing spot is SO important for me…it keeps the otherwise tossed aside items in an organized manner. The girls’ shoes go in the basket below the bench. This room is also our laundry room, so there is a corner hamper and on a hidden hook in the mudroom side, a bag that holds our dry cleaning.

The right finishing touches are essential when it comes to dressing the windows. You take so much pain in choosing the window curtains and the curtain poles, which makes it important that you don’t compromise on the other window touches. Accessories and extra touches go a long way in finishing off the window look. These little changes can make a lot of difference in giving the windows a stunning appearance, making it the talking point of your room. And curtain tieback is definitely one such accessory, which can change the look of the window curtains. So, here are things you need to keep in mind when it comes to choosing tiebacks for your curtains.